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Truth Initiative launches 2019 Youth Ambassadors Program to build tobacco- and smoke-free communities

truth Ambassadors are a group of youth and young adults creating and promoting projects that...

04.10.2019
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More than $1 million pledged to help schools fight e-cigarette epidemic

82 colleges and universities receive grants from CVS Health Foundation, American Cancer Society and Truth...

03.19.2019
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FDA takes steps on flavored e-cigarettes, but leaves youth at risk for addiction

Proposed FDA restrictions on flavored e-cigarettes and cigars are a step in the right direction...

03.14.2019
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Federal court orders FDA to issue final rule requiring graphic cigarette warnings

A federal court ordered the FDA to issue a final rule mandating graphic health warnings...

03.06.2019
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Truth Initiative and Wellable partner to deliver comprehensive smoking cessation resources

A new partnership brings smoking cessions tools from the EX Program from Truth Initiative to...

02.26.2019
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7 youth-serving groups in Tennessee receive grants to help their communities go smoke-free

Truth Initiative awarded grants to seven youth-serving groups in the state to help raise awareness...

02.19.2019
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CDC data strengthens concerns over vaping teens turning to cigarettes

New data from the National Youth Tobacco Survey show that declines in cigarette smoking remain...

02.11.2019
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Tobacco industry allies launch outrageous attack on FDA efforts to protect kids, save lives

This attack is an orchestrated effort by the tobacco industry and its political allies to...

02.05.2019
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Public and pharmacists urge Walgreens halt tobacco sales nationwide

Truth Initiative is attending a Walgreens shareholders meeting to deliver a petition and urging the...

01.25.2019
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First-of-its-kind free e-cigarette quit program now available to young vapers looking for help

Truth Initiative has launched a text message program that’s designed for e-cigarette users to quit...

01.18.2019
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The JUUL/Altria partnership puts nation's public health at greater risk

The FDA must use its full authority to stop the youth e-cigarette epidemic in the...

01.08.2019